Description
Book SynopsisAre you looking into how to advance your professional development through certification? Need a reliable and credible reference resource? No matter where you are in the process, make sure you have the most valuable review and resource tool at your disposal.
This is a must-have tool for nurses planning to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC’s) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification exam.
Based on the official ANCC certification exam test content outline, this review and resource manual will help you:
- Study and analyze comprehensive material and concepts written by nursing experts.
- Develop a recommended seven-step plan to equip you for the exam and map out what to do on the day of the exam.
- Prepare for and familiarize yourself with psychological-mental health practitioner standards of practice.
- And much more ...
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Make the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual a key resource in your certification preparation.
Table of Contents
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
- CHAPTER 1. Taking The Certification Examination
- General Suggestions for Preparing for the Exam 1
- About the Certification Exams
- Internet Resources
- CHAPTER 2. Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role,
- Scope of Practice, and Regulatory Process
- Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practice Core Content
- Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practice Specialized
- Content
- History of the NP Role
- Professional Role Responsibilities
- Roles of the PMHNP
- Culturally Competent Care and Special Populations
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 3. Theoretical Basis of Care
- Biopsychosocial Framework of Care
- Classification of Psychiatric Disorders: DSM-5
- Therapeutic Relationship
- Developmental Theories
- Foundational Theories Supporting PMHNP Role
- Nursing Theories
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 4. Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Professional Role and Health Policy: Leadership, Quality Improvement and Safety, Practice Inquiry, and Health Policy
- Leadership
- Quality Improvement
- Just Culture of Safety
- Health Delivery Systems
- Conflict of Interest
- Rights of Clients
- Health Policy Development
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 5. Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Behavior
- The Nervous System
- Neuroanatomy and the Brain
- Neurophysiology and the Brain
- Neuroimaging Assessment and Diagnostic
- Procedures
- Genomics
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 6. Advanced Health and Physical Health Assessment
- Physical Exam
- Neurological Exam
- Disease Prevention Activities
- Gender-Based Medical Testing and Screening
- Recommendations for the General Public
- Health Behavior Guidelines
- Public Health Principles
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 7. Pharmacological Principles
- Concepts in Pharmacological Management
- PMHNP Pharmacological Management Role
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Case Study 3
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 8. Nonpharmacological Treatment
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapies
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CATs)
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 9. Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders
- Sadness as a Common Emotional State
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
- Grief and Bereavement
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Bipolar (BP) Disorder
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 10. Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Panic Disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Specific Phobias (Simple Phobias)
- Social Anxiety (Phobia) Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Dissociative Disorders
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Hoarding Disorder
- Trichotillomania
- Excoriation Disorder
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 11. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic
- Disorders
- General Description of Psychotic Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophreniform Disorder
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie á Deux)
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 12. Neurocognitive Disorders
- Cognitive Disorders
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Major or Minor Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Traumatic Brain Injury
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 13. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 14. Personality Disorders
- Personality
- Personality Disorders
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 15. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
- Assessment and Care Planning for Children and Adolescents
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Conduct Disorder
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Rett Syndrome
- Eating Disorders
- Intellectual Disability
- Disruptive Mood dysRegulation Disorder
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 16. Sleep
- General Considerations
- Insomnia
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Case Study 3
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- CHAPTER 17. Violence
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
- Assessment
- Sexual Assault and Abuse
- Lethality Assessment
- Violence in School
- Suicide Assessment
- Homicide: Early Warning Signs
- Threats of Violence
- Case Study
- Answers to Case Study Discussion Questions
- References and Resources
- APPENDIX A. Review Questions
- APPENDIX B. Review Question Answers
- INDEX